High-School-Concurrent Vocational Training Course in Mechanics

Cordeiro town, located in the north-central region of the state of Rio de Janeiro, has 115 km² of territorial extension, a population of 20,500 inhabitants – source: IBGE 2010 census (29,000 inhabitants - municipal estimation), being 98% of the population in urban areas, with demographic density of 166 inhabitants / km².

The economy of the town is based on the textile and metal / mechanical industries, responsible for generating approximately 2,500 direct jobs. Therefore, it is important to train people, as, with the number of existing companies, well-qualified professionals will increasingly provide regional economic development.

 In this context, it is essential that the Cordeiro Professional Training Unit, linked to Santo Antônio de Pádua campus, consolidates courses that meet the demand for qualified technical labor for the region in which it is inserted. Thus, the High-School-Concurrent Vocational Training Course in Mechanics emerges with the desire to contribute with all the metal-mechanical potential of the region of Cordeiro.

Requirement:

Being in the second or third year of High School.